Twenty-third Psalm

Cultural  

1. The best known of the Psalms of the Old Testament, often read at funerals as a profession of faith in God's protection:

   The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

   He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;

   He leadeth me beside the still waters.

   He restoreth my soul;

   He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

   Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

   I will fear no evil;

   For thou art with me;

   Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

   Thou preparest a table for me in the presence of mine enemies;

   Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

   Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

   And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

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Example Sentences

“I happened to be thinking of the Twenty-third Psalm just as you said that.”

From Literature

The one that offers the Twenty-third Psalm, for instance: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

From Literature

“But nothing. Now, you get yourself together, read the Twenty-Third Psalm, and don’t ever let me see you behave this way again.”

From Literature

We sang a hymn and ended the services holding hands and saying the Twenty-third Psalm.

From Literature

Then, with his hands at his belt, Lieutenant Pavelman called on a Chaplain Thomas to lead them in a recitation of the twenty-third psalm and in the singing of “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”

From Literature